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Li, Kuiyuan; Stone, Erin; Seals, Samantha R. – International Journal on E-Learning, 2022
Due to COVID-19, all courses at a regional comprehensive university in the southeastern United States transitioned online and were delivered remotely in the latter half of the spring semester of 2020. In this study, students' performance data from four graduate programs in social sciences and two graduate mathematics programs for the spring…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Electronic Learning, Masters Programs
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Schuman, Donna L.; Parekh, Rupal M.; Fields, Noelle L.; Woody, Deborah; Miller, Vivian J. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2021
Much research exists to support the positive effects of mentorship programs on improving grades and retention rates for MSW students. With the rapid growth in online MSW programs, the need to provide mentorship in electronic formats is also increasing. This retrospective longitudinal study examines the impact of an electronically delivered…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, First Generation College Students, Disproportionate Representation, Graduate Students
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Haydarov, Rustam; Moxley, Virginia; Anderson, Dawn – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
This article examines definitions, rationales, and calculations associated with higher education performance measures: persistence, retention rate, attrition rate, drop-out rate, and graduation rate. Strengths and limitations of these measures are scrutinized relative to online master's programs. Outcomes of a sample of students (N = 96) enrolled…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduate Students, Online Courses, Masters Programs